Men’s Soccer

Category: Men’s Soccer

Deremo’s OT goal lifts Vikings past Illinois College

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Michael Deremo scored 4:12 into overtime to lift the Lawrence University men’s soccer team to a 1-0 Midwest Conference victory over Illinois College on Saturday.

Deremo beat goalkeeper Scott Workman off an assist from Oliver Newsom at the 94:12 mark to give Lawrence (3-3-1, 1-0-0 MWC) the victory in the conference opener for both teams.

Freshman goalkeeper Joe Krivit made four saves to pick up the shutout for Lawrence, which enjoyed a 14-9 edge in shots against the Blueboys (4-3-1, 0-1-0).

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Warner’s OT goal lifts Vikings past Concordia Chicago

APPLETON, Wis. — Kelson Warner’s goal in the 96th minute gave the Lawrence University men’s soccer team a 2-1 overtime victory over Concordia University Chicago in a nonconference game on Tuesday at Whiting Field West.

Warner headed a cross from Dan O’Mahoney past Concordia goalkeeper Roberto Aragon with 4:30 left in the overtime to give Lawrence (2-3-1) the victory.

Concordia (3-4-0) grabbed a 1-0 lead just 1:43 into the match on DeAndre McLaurin’s goal. That lead stood up until the 59th minute when Lawrence freshman Jack Blodgett scored his first collegiate goal. After fellow freshman Brendan Flynn’s shot deflected off the crossbar, Blodgett recovered the rebound and blasted it in to tie the match at 1-1 at 58:45.

Joe Krivit made eight saves to pick up the win in net for Lawrence. Aragon stopped seven shots for the Cougars.

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Lakeland scores late to tip Vikings

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lakeland College men’s soccer team scored in the 85th minute and held on for a 3-2 nonconference win over Lawrence University on Wednesday at Whiting Field West.

Renan Asato scored off a pass from Farouk Dadzie at the 84:52 mark to break a 2-2 tie. Dadzie scored both of the other goals for the Muskies (3-1-1).

Lawrence (1-3-1) took a 1-0 lead on Erik Soderlund’s goal just 1:49 into the match as Michael Deremo picked up the assist. After Dadzie tied it at 34:44, Deremo scored off a pass from Chris Kiehl at 50:03 to give Lawrence a 2-1 edge. Dadzie tied it again at 58:42.

Joe Krivit made eight saves for Lawrence, which enjoyed a 22-17 edge in shots. Austin Ganzke stopped 11 shots for the Muskies.

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Marian slips past Lawrence in overtime

FOND DU LAC, Wis. — The Marian University men’s soccer team scored on a penalty kick in overtime to pull out a 2-1 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Sunday night.

David Reinke scored on the penalty kick at 95:05 to end the match. Reinke had scored a goal at 51:22 to tie the match at 1-1.

Lawrence got on the board first when Michael Deremo scored off a pass from Erik Soderlund at 35:28 to give the Vikings a 1-0 edge.

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Lawrence battles to 1-1 overtime tie with MSOE

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s soccer team battled to a 1-1 double-overtime tie with the Milwaukee School of Engineering in a nonconference game on Wednesday.

Lawrence (1-1-1) got on the board first courtesy of hustle play by forward Erich Lohrmann. He scrambled to get to a poor goal kick by MSOE keeper Garrett Farin and took the ball back toward the goal. Lohrmann was tripped up in the penalty box, and the Vikings were awarded a penalty kick. Dan O’Mahoney converted for the Vikings at the 61:27 mark for a 1-0 lead.

MSOE tied the game at 1-1 when Logan Andryk scored off a pass from Alex Spasic at the 71:26 mark.

Both teams had chances later in regulation and overtime but that was it for the scoring. The Vikings had one ball hit off the post and another off the crossbar.

Joe Krivit made nine saves for the Vikings, and Farin stopped six shots for the Raiders (1-0-2).

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Willamette shuts out Lawrence

SALEM, Ore. — The Willamette University men’s soccer team scored three goals in the first 25 minutes and rolled to a 7-0 nonconference win over Lawrence University on Sunday.

The Bearcats (2-0) then added three goals in the final 16:17 of the first half to grab a 6-0 lead at the break. Willamette then scored just 14 seconds into the second half to complete the scoring.

Trevor Jensen and Kevin Martin scored two goals apiece for the Bearcats, who had 18 shots for the match. Lawrence (1-1) managed just five shots.

Lawrence shuts out George Fox in season opener

NEWBERG, Ore. — The Lawrence University men’s soccer team scored early and late to post a 2-0 nonconference win over George Fox University Friday night.

Lawrence got on the board in the third minute when senior forward Cameron Pieper scored just 2:09 into the match. The Vikings held onto that slim advantage until the 84th minute when Erik Soderlund scored off a pass from Dan O’Mahoney to give Lawrence a 2-0 lead.

It was the first career goal for Soderlund, a junior playing his first season of soccer for the Vikings. Soderlund also is a hockey standout for Lawrence.

Freshman goalkeeper Joe Krivit picked up a shutout in this first collegiate match for Lawrence. Krivit made nine saves for the Vikings. Ricardo Sotelo made the start, played the first half, and took the loss for the Bruins.

Lawrence student-athletes named to Academic All-Midwest Conference team

APPLETON, Wis. — More than 100 Lawrence University student-athletes have been chosen for the Academic All-Midwest Conference team.

Lawrence had 133 student-athletes earn the academic all-conference honor, which is given after having a grade point average of 3.33 during that academic year.

The Lawrence women’s swimming and diving team had the largest numbers of honorees with 12. Women’s tennis and women’s indoor track both had 11 and volleyball and women’s outdoor track both had 10.

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Plans to renovate Banta Bowl unveiled by Department of Athletics

The Lawrence University Department of Athletics is proud to announce an exciting plan, just approved by the Board of Trustees, to take Vikings athletics to the next level.

An architect’s rendering of the renovated Banta Bowl.

The first phase of the plan is a campaign to raise $5 million to renovate the Banta Bowl. Lawrence University Trustee David Blowers ’82, a standout football players and captain of the Vikings during his senior year, will chair the effort.

The Banta Bowl has served Lawrence University student-athletes for nearly 50 years, and the time has come for this legendary venue to receive a dramatic makeover. Currently the home of the Lawrence football team, when renovations are complete, football and men’s and women’s soccer will share the stadium.

The renovations begin with raising the level of the playing field to make it wide enough for a regulation NCAA-sized soccer field. The playing surface will be replaced with a synthetic surface, which will diversify and increase the amount of usage for the stadium. Banta Bowl fans will benefit from new seating as the original fiberglass bleachers will be replaced.

Fans entering the Banta Bowl will do so through an inviting plaza on the north end of the stadium. The current buildings on that end of the stadium will be razed and replaced with new structures. The centerpiece of the new construction will be locker room space for the Vikings. In addition, a new visitors’ locker room will be built, along with spaces for officials, concessions, ticket sales and storage. The parking lot will also be refurbished. New lighting and a new LED scoreboard will also be added.

The last major piece to the Banta Bowl renovation is expansion of the press box to give the coaching staff of both teams an indoor space from which to watch the game from the stadium rim. With all Lawrence football games (and soccer games once that sport moves into the Banta Bowl) being webcast, the new press box would allow for more effective game broadcasts.

When phase I is complete, Lawrence will turn its attention to other Vikings needs, including, perhaps, renovations to Alexander Gym – and even an ice rink.

“With its support of this fund-raising project, the Lawrence Board of Trustees is ensuring that the future of Vikings athletics – football, soccer and all varsity programs, has never been brighter,” said Mike Szkodzinski, director of athletics and head hockey coach. “This project will help us attract the best scholar-athletes and also further connect Lawrence to the Appleton community.”

Soccer standout Salansky named to All-Wisconsin Team

Lawrence University men’s soccer standout Stephen Salansky has been named to the All-Wisconsin Team.

Salansky (Parker, Colo./Legend), a sophomore defender, received honorable mention.

Salansky picked up a pair of assists and was part of a defensive corps that allowed only 1.18 goals per game. Lawrence allowed an average of only 6.6 shots on goal this past season.

Salansky, a first-team All-Midwest Conference selection, was one of 10 Midwest Conference players from four league schools to be chosen for the team.

The Vikings finished with an 8-8-1 overall record and a 5-4-1 mark in Midwest Conference play.